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Reader seeking advice on preparing for a Stanford GSB admissions interview

by Marquis | Jul 25, 2009 | admissions interview, Bschool admissions, Business School, interview advice, Stanford GSB

What’s good, y’all. I hope you’re all enjoying your Saturday so far. This weekend, I’ve got family in town visiting me and I’m looking forward to a couple of days of foolishness and laughs. Unfortunately, I was too busy with work this...

Message from a younger MBA aspirant planning to apply with no work experience

by Marquis | Jul 12, 2009 | application process, Bschool admissions, mba, younger applicants

Hey there, everyone. I hope you’ve all had a nice weekend and are ready to tackle another week on the grind at work. Some of you may have noticed that my frequency of posting entries has slowed in recent weeks. I apologize for that, but I guess that’s what...

Prospective MPP/MBA student with doubts about her chances

by Marquis | Jul 2, 2009 | application process, Bschool admissions, Business School, mba

What’s going on, people. By now, I hope those of you in the U.S. are getting ready for a nice 4th of July weekend. You’ve gotta love three-day weekends, especially in the middle of the summer. Many of you are probably planning on traveling this weekend, so...

Moving from IT Consulting into Strategy

by Marquis | Jun 21, 2009 | career, consulting, IT consulting, mba, strategy

Hey, peoples. I hope you all had a nice and relaxing weekend. I’d also like to send a Happy Father’s Day shout-out to all of the dads out there. Ever since hearing President Obama’s comments about fatherhood on Friday, I’ve been thinking a lot...

Question about whether my dual degree complemented or distracted from my MBA

by Marquis | Jun 10, 2009 | Joint degree, mba, Stanford GSB

What’s good, peoples. The message below is from a prospective Stanford GSB applicant who is interested in pursuing a joint-degree program while there. He’s concerned about whether the second degree will distract him from his MBA studies and has asked about...

Couple of interesting articles about personality traits of successful CEOs and the future of B-schools

by Marquis | May 20, 2009 | Business School, career, interesting articles, mba

Hi, everyone. I recently came across a couple of articles that I thought might interest the MBAs and other future business leaders out there. In both cases, the articles were too long to copy into an entry, so I’ve posted some excerpts along with the direct...
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